Installing on Windows using the command line utility
Since the automated process does not prompt for settings, the settings are manually defined in a configuration file called DTSetup.ini. By default, DTSetup.ini contains two sections. The second section can be duplicated as many times as necessary. The first section, [Config], applies to any server not defined in the second (or duplicate of second) sections. The second (or duplicate of second) section, [MachineName], allows you to specify unique settings for individual servers. You have to modify the heading name (case-sensitive) to identify the server.
Sample DTSetup.ini
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[Config] DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT DTACTIVATIONCODE=123456789012345678901234 DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=1024 DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED DISKFREESPACEMIN=50 PORT=6320 WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1
[Alpha] DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT DTACTIVATIONCODE=987654321098765432109876 DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=2048 DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED DISKFREESPACEMIN=5000 PORT=6320 WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1
[Beta] DTSETUPTYPE=DTNT DTACTIVATIONCODE=567890123456789012345678 DOUBLETAKEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" QMEMORYBUFFERMAX=2048 DISKQUEUEFOLDER="C:\Program Files\OpenText\Replication" DISKQUEUEMAXSIZE=UNLIMITED DISKFREESPACEMIN=2500 PORT=6320 WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION=NOT_INUSE_ONLY LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION=1 |
In the sample DTSetup file, the server Alpha would use the parameters defined under the [Alpha] heading. The server Beta would use the parameters defined under the [Beta] heading. All other servers would use the configuration under the [Config] section.
Do not leave any parameter blank in the Config or MachineName sections. Otherwise, a hard-coded default stored in a OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate .dll file will be used.
Review the following table to understand the different parameters available in DTSetup.ini.
DTSetupType
- DTNT—Both the OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate server and client components will be installed.
- DTCO—Only the OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate client components will be installed.
- DTSO—Only the OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate server components will be installed.
If you are installing on Server Core or Windows Hyper-V Server (standalone), the setup type will be server components only regardless of your setting.
DTActivationCode
A 24 character, alpha-numeric license key which applies the appropriate license to the server. Multiple license keys can be separated by a semi-colon.
DoubleTakeFolder
Any valid path specifying the location of the OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate files
QMemoryBufferMax
Any integer representing the amount of system memory, in MB, that OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate can use
DiskQueueFolder
Any valid path to the location of the disk-based queue
DiskQueueMaxSize
Any integer representing the amount of disk space, in MB, to use for disk-based queuing or the keyword UNLIMITED which will allow the queue usage to automatically expand whenever the available disk space expands
DiskFreeSpaceMin
Any integer representing the amount of disk space, in MB, that must remain free at all times
Port
Any integer between 1024 and 65535 that identifies the primary port used for OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate communications
WINFW_CONFIG_OPTION
- NOT_INUSE_ONLY—Open any firewall ports that are not in use. The ports that are opened will be assigned to OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate
- ALL—Open all necessary firewall ports, reassigning any to OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate as needed.
- NONE—Do not modify any firewall ports. You will have manually modify your firewall settings for OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate processing.
LICENSE_ACTIVATION_OPTION
- 1—Activate the specified license keys at the end of the installation. You must have Internet access from the machine where you are running this installation
- 0—Do not activate the specified license keys at the end of the installation. You will have to activate your licenses through the OpenText Replication Console.
You must have Microsoft .NET installed or enabled (depending on your operating system) on the server before starting the automatic installation.
If you are not using the built-in administrator account, User Access Control will prompt you to confirm you want to install OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate. To work around this issue, use the built-in administrator account when you are installing to each server. You may also disable User Access Control, if that is acceptable for your environment.
Installing or upgrading automatically to a local machine
- Create a temporary installation directory on the server. For example, create c:\temp_install.
- If you downloaded your software from the web, unzip the .exe file that you downloaded to another temporary directory.
- Copy the files from the \setup\dt\x64 directory to your temporary installation directory.
- Remove the read-only attributes from the files in the temporary installation directory.
- Make a backup copy of the default DTSetup.ini file in the temporary installation directory.
- Edit DTSetup.ini as needed using the values described in the previous table.
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Run the following case-sensitive command from the temporary installation directory.
setup /s /v"DTSETUPINI=\"c:\temp_install\DTSetup.ini\" /qn"
The command must be run from the temporary installation directory as well as specifying the temporary installation directory for the .ini file.
Spacing is critical with this command. A space should precede /s, /v, and /qn but should not appear anywhere else for the command to work correctly.
Installing or upgrading automatically to a remote machine
- Create a temporary installation directory on the primary site server. For example, create z:\temp_install.
- Share the temporary installation directory.
- If you downloaded your software from the web, unzip the .exe file that you downloaded to another temporary directory.
- Copy the files from the \setup\dt\x64 directory to your temporary installation directory.
- Remove the read-only attributes from the files in the shared temporary installation directory.
- Make a backup copy of the default DTSetup.ini file in the shared temporary installation directory.
- Edit DTSetup.ini as needed using the values described in the previous table.
- From each server where you want to install OpenText Availability and OpenText Migrate, map a drive to the shared temporary installation directory. For example, you might map your m: drive to the share.
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Run the following case-sensitive command from the mapped drive.
setup /s /v"DTSETUPINI=\"m:\DTSetup.ini\" /qn"
The command must be run from the shared drive as well as specifying that shared drive for the .ini file.
Spacing is critical with this command. A space should precede /s, /v, and /qn but should not appear anywhere else for the command to work correctly.
C:\>net use m: \\server_name\share
The command completed successfully
C:\>M:
M:\>setup /s /v"DTSETUPINI=\"m:\DTSetup.ini\" /qn"
For Windows servers, if you want to use your own secure certificate, you should obtain and install a certificate from an enterprise or commercial Certificate Authority.